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Images => Nature, Flora, Fauna & Landscapes => Topic started by: Ron Scubadiver on March 03, 2018, 18:14:42

Title: Big Island Saddle Road
Post by: Ron Scubadiver on March 03, 2018, 18:14:42

(https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4699/40562907721_8c0bc3051e_o.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/24NpvgX)Big Island Saddle Road (https://flic.kr/p/24NpvgX) by Ron Scubadiver (https://www.flickr.com/photos/57349111@N08/), on Flickr

D850!  24-120 @ 24mm.  Mauna Loa is in the background. 

Title: Re: Big Island Saddle Road
Post by: pluton on March 03, 2018, 19:52:24

I like the composition (including the choice of aspect ratio) plus you have handled the extreme brightness range of the scene in an honest way.

Title: Re: Big Island Saddle Road
Post by: Akira on March 03, 2018, 21:26:09

I like the way you render the harsh environment.

Maybe I would have liked to include the foreground (in front of the almost-dead plant) a little more, but that's just me.

Title: Re: Big Island Saddle Road
Post by: CS on March 04, 2018, 00:46:21

Quote from: Akira on March 03, 2018, 21:26:09

I like the way you render the harsh environment.

Maybe I would have liked to include the foreground (in front of the almost-dead plant) a little more, but that's just me.

Looks more like new growth than almost dead to me. Whichever it is, it makes  for a good image.

Title: Re: Big Island Saddle Road
Post by: Randy Stout on March 04, 2018, 03:30:59

Ron:

Nice wide angle perspective.  Like the flowering growth, with the dead branches at its feet. 

Might have tried a version, moving a few feet to the right when taking it, to reposition the bush in relationship to the background a bit more to the left. I like to work the scene for different interpretations.

Cheers

Randy

Title: Re: Big Island Saddle Road
Post by: Hugh_3170 on March 04, 2018, 06:25:13

Hi Ron, I like the perspective here. 

Just curious:  was it on the desert road in the North Island of New Zealand?

Title: Re: Big Island Saddle Road
Post by: Ron Scubadiver on March 04, 2018, 16:14:53

Thank you everyone.

This location is on the Big Island of Hawaii.  The mountain in the background is an active volcano.  Elevation is around 5,000 feet.